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23 Cards in this Set
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survey
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reasearch method in whice people respond to questions
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population
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a group of people with certain specified characteristics
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sample
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a group of people that represents a larger population
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representative sample
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a sample that accurately reflects the charateristics of the population as a whole
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questionanaire
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a written set of questions to be answered by a research participant
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interview
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a survey method in which a trained researcher asks questions and records the answers
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closed-ended questions
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questions a person must answer by choosing from a limited predetermined set of responses
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open-ended questions
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questions a person is to answer in his or her own words
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secondary analysis
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using precollected information for data collection and research purposes
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field research
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reasearch that takes place in a natural (nonlaboratory) setting
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case study
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intensive study of a single group,incident,or community
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participant observation
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a case study where the researcher becomes a member of the group being studied
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causation
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the belief that events occur in predictable way that one event leads to another
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mutiple causation
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the belief that an event occurs as a result of serval factors working in combination
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variable
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a characteristic that is subject to change
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quantitative variable
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a characteristic that is defined by its presence or absence in a category
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independent variable
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a characteristic that causes something to occur
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dependent variable
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a characteristic that reflects a change
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intervening variable
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a variable that changes the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable
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correlation
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a measure of the relationship between two variables
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spurious correlation
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a relationship between two variables that is actually caused that is actually caused by a third factor
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scientific method
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the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment and the formulation and testing of hypotheses
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hypothesis
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testable statement of relationships among variables
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